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Sausage Quesadillas Recipe

When Ruth Lee of Troy, Ontario needed a quick dish, she came up with this tempting entree stuffed with sausage and veggies.

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.YIELD:2 servings

Ingredients

1 Johnsonville® Mild Italian Sausage Links link, casing removed

1/2 small red onion, sliced

1/2 small sweet red pepper, julienned

2 teaspoons canola oil, divided

1/3 cup frozen corn, thawed

1/4 teaspoon chili powder

1/8 teaspoon salt, optional

1/8 teaspoon dried basil

1/8 teaspoon dried oregano

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1/2 medium tomato, seeded and diced

2 flour tortillas (8 inches)

Sour cream and salsa, optional

3/4 to 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

1.Crumble sausage into a large skillet; cook over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain; set sausage aside. In the same skillet, saute onion and red pepper in 1 teaspoon oil for 5 minutes. Add corn and seasonings. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomato and sausage; heat through.

2. Spoon over one side of each tortilla. Sprinkle with cheese; fold over. Cook in remaining oil over medium heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Cut each into three wedges. Serve with sour cream and salsa if desired.
Yield: 2 servings.